Question:
Medicines are either man-made (i.e., synthetic) or obtained from living
organisms like plants, bacteria, animals etc. and hence the latter are
called natural products. Sometimes natural products are chemically
altered by man to reduce toxicity or side effects. Write against each of
the following whether they were initially obtained as a natural product
or as a synthetic chemical.
a. Penicillin ___________________________
b. Sulfonamide ___________________________
c. Vitamin C ___________________________
d. Growth Hormone ___________________________
Solution:
A. Penicillin- Natural product (obtained from fungus P. notatum)
B. sulphonamide- Synthetic product
C. Vitamin C- Natural product
D. Growth Hormone- Natural product